utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
persecution complex; paranoia
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
distinction; discrimination
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
author; writer; novelist; artist
Niwa Fumio (1904.11.22-2005.4.20)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
cooking expert; culinary researcher
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
carefree; free from worry
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you